Shakvat Rakhmonov continues to be undefeated, even when he hasn’t precisely captured the imaginations of his fellow fighters.
Within the co-main occasion of UFC 310 on Saturday at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, Rakhmonov gutted out a five-round resolution win over the beforehand unbeaten Ian Machado Garry. The bout was excessive in method and depth, although gentle on actually impactful moments for every fighter. Rakhmonov’s energy within the standup and wrestling strain served him effectively, however Garry nearly stole the struggle within the fifth spherical with a daring rear-naked choke try.
After 25 minutes, all three judges noticed the struggle 48-47 in Rakhmonov’s favor.
Whereas most of the fighters chiming in on social media applauded Rakhmonov and Garry for the hard-fought contest, it wasn’t all positivity, particularly when Rakhmonov referred to as for UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad to enter the cage for an impromptu faceoff. The respectful assembly left these watching a little bit chilly, which could not bode effectively for the longer term title struggle’s field workplace prospects.
See reactions from the MMA group beneath.
Superb struggle! Properly performed Ian, future is correct.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 8, 2024
Was an superior again take by Garry in spherical 5 however he continues to wrestle on the end of the RNC as he did vs MVP. Nice displaying tho! Shavkat is certainly a beast however I’ll nonetheless have Belal as the favourite once they ultimately meet. #UFC310
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) December 8, 2024
That face off was the alternative of intense
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) December 8, 2024
